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CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Smoky Greenwell South Louisiana Blues

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues radio, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots, soul August 15, 2016

Smoky Greenwell South Louisiana Blues Greenwell Records Smoky Greenwell, harmonica, is best known as Lee Oskar’s replacement in the band WAR. Not only can Greenwell play funk, rock, and rhythm and blues but he is also immersed in the music of New Orleans. He has shared the stage with everyone including Snooks Eaglin, Coco Robicheaux, […]

Wilson Pickett The Comlete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1

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Wilson Pickett “Land of 1000 Dances – The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1”

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues radio, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots, soul August 15, 2016

Wilson Pickett “Land of 1000 Dances – The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1” www.RealGoneMusic.com One of the most significant sixties soul superstars; Wilson Pickett invented some of the most ardent dancefloor favorites of all time. Pickett also originated the early sounds of southern Soul co-authored with well-known session players in Memphis and Muscle Shoals. “Land […]

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Sunday Wilde serves up some tasty music on ‘Blueberries and Grits’

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic blues, americana, Blueberries and GRits, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Sunday Wilde August 15, 2016

Blueberries and Grits is the name of Canadian artist Sunday Wilde’s 6th album, and while she may be new to many US listeners, she is an awarding winning artist in Canada. After this album, she should gain more fame and honors in the US too. Wilde has a wonderful, vintage sounding voice which works perfectly […]

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Camille Bloom Pieces Of Me

Rick Bowen indie, Indie Rock, making a Scene, pop, singersongwriter August 13, 2016

Camille Bloom Pieces of me (self) Seattle based artist Camille Bloom get very personal on her 5th full length album Pieces Of Me released September of 2016. Self-produced and recorded at her new home studio Bloom delivers ten new tracks that reveal the breadth and depth of her songwriting skill, by mixing together folk, funk […]

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Kat Riggins Blues Revival

Kat Riggins Blues Revival Bluzpik Media Group Kat Riggins had been on the South Florida blues scene for some time as occasionally she could be seen sitting in during a jam. Her first album released in August of 2014 was “Lily Rose” on the Tate Music label. Then on February 27th Riggins and her new […]

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The Ally Venable Band No Glass Shoes

Rhetta Akamatsu Ally Venable, Ally Venable Band, blues, country blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, No Glass Shoes, nu blues August 9, 2016

Ally Venable has been racking up awards in East Texas, where she’s from, and a listen to No Glass Slippers will help you understand why. She is a songwriter, guitar player and singer, and at 17, this is her debut album. Venable is backed up on No Glass Shoes by a very capable band, consisting […]

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Eddie Turner and The Troubled Twins -Naked – In Your Face

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, blues, blues-rock, Eddie TUrner, indie Blues, jam band, making a Scene, Naked In Your Face. blues, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, original blues, roots rock, The Troubled Twins August 9, 2016

Eddie Turner has been a guitarist since he was 12 years old and cut his musical teeth with Racy Nelson and Mother Earth in the 70’s. Having grown up outside of Chicago, he heard the blues masters . But he also absorbed the sound of Cream and Hendrix in his early career. Now he has […]

Edgar Winter Definitive 2CD's Real Gone Music

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Edgar Winter The Definitive Collection

Edgar Winter “The Definitive Collection” (2CD’s) www.RealGoneMusic.com Taken from eleven different albums Real Gone Music’s “The Definitive Collection” serves up thirty Edgar Winter tracks (previously released on Epic Records; from 1970 through 1980.) These thirty tunes are equally distributed on two-CD’s. Interesting factoid: It was none other than Clive Davis (then with CBS/Columbia/Epic) who offered […]

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Johnny Winter Down & Dirty

Johnny Winter Down & Dirty Secret Weapon Films Director Greg Olliver became part of the Johnny Winter entourage. He traveled the world with Winter and his band for what would be the last two years of Johnny’s life. The DVD opens with Winter on his bus with his guitarist/manager Paul Nelson and bassist Scott Spray. […]

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The jeremiah Johnson Band – ‘Blues Heart Attack’

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, blues, Blues Heart Attack, blues-rock, indie Blues, jeremiah johnson, Jeremiah Johnson Band, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Southern rock August 8, 2016

Jeremiah Johnson and his band have released a new album, Blues Heart Attack an appropriate name for this collection of 12 originals which attack with both ferocious blues and lots of heart, while Johnson on vocals and guitar, Jeff Girardier on bass and Benet Schaeffer on drums plus several other talented musicians offer up a […]

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Kenny Neal Bloodline

Kenny Neal Bloodline Cleopatra Blues Kenny Neal is the son of the late Raful Neal (1936-2004). Raful was considered the father of Baton Rouge Blues and is an inductee in the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame. Since his father’s death the younger Neal has become the patriarch of the musical Neal family. He has six […]

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Al Basile Mid-Century Modern

Al Basile Mid-Century Modern Sweetspot Records In 1973 when Duke Robillard was putting together the original Roomful of Blues he chose Al Basile as his first trumpet player. Both of them left that band in 1975 but they have remained friends as Robillard has produced all of Basile’s albums. This is Basile’s thirteenth studio recording. […]

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Mike Sponza – ‘Ergo Sum’

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, ergo Sum, Ian Siegel, indie Blues, making a Scene, Mike Sonza August 2, 2016

An Italian blues artist named Mike Sponza has a great passion for the ancient Italian poets , so he decides to create an album called Ergo Sum (Latin for “Therfore I am,”) with songs based on translations from these writers, first into English and then into ‘blues.” Sounds like a crazy idea, right? But then, […]

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Garcia Live Volume Six

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, garcialive, indie Blues, jam band, jerry garcia, making a Scene August 1, 2016

Garcia Live Volume Six: Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders 7/5/73 ATO Records – 3 CD’s www.JerryGarcia.com Timeline: July, 5th, 1973. Location: Small two-hundred person capacity club called The Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, in northern CA, now defunct. The band: Jerry Garcia guitar/vocals, Merl Saunders keyboards/vocals, John Kahn bass, and Bill Vitt drums. You’ll also […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Isaiah B Brunt A Moment in Time

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, roots music, roots rock, soul July 31, 2016

Isaiah B Brunt A Moment in Time Isaiah B Brunt Music Isaiah B. Brunt was born in New Zealand where he learned guitar, ukulele, and lap steel from his father. He became an Australian studio owner and record producer to assimilate enough knowledge before working on his own music. In 2010 Brunt was awarded the […]

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Earl Thomas Crow

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, roots music, roots rock, soul July 29, 2016

Earl Thomas Crow Earl Thomas Music Earl Thomas Bridgeman Jr. was born in 1960 in Pikeville, Tennessee. Thomas was 22 and on his way to becoming a dentist when he suffered an accident. Upon regaining consciousness he decided instead to pursue his passion…to become a singer. His first album was 1991’s “Blue…Not Blues” on Bizarre […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Wendy Rich- ‘It’s All Nothing’

Rhetta Akamatsu .blues, It's All Nothing, Wendy Rich July 29, 2016

Wendy Rich is a revelation to this writer, as It’s All Nothing is the first time I have heard her, but it won’t be the last.. She has such a perfect blues voice, with the sort of maturity Bonnie Raitt has always projected. She sounds like a grown woman with the experience to sell a […]

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Dennis Gruenling Ready or Not

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues radio, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots, soul July 28, 2016

Dennis Gruenling fea. Doug Deming and The Jewel Tones Ready or Not Vizztone /Back Bender Records The first time I ever saw Dennis Gruenling was at Mike Moss’ “Blues 2000 and Beyond” at the old Playboy Club in Vernon, N.Y. He was the harp player who sat in with “Filthy Rich and The Poor Boys”. […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

The Paul DesLauriers Band Relentless

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, roots music, roots rock, soul July 24, 2016

The Paul DesLauriers Band Relentless Big Toe Productions In 1992 Paul DesLauriers co-founded the band “Black Cat Bone”. Their debut recording 1994’s “What A Way to Make A Living” and 1995 follow up “Bone-ified” established them as “Canada’s hottest blues rock band”. They wound up opening for Colin James when he was on tour in […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Doug MacLeod Live in Europe

Richard Ludmerer blues, doug macleod, indie Blues, making a Scene, new Blues July 20, 2016

Doug MacLeod Live in Europe Under The Radar music group Doug McLeod was born in April of 1946 in New York City. As a child he had a terrible stutter except when he sang. He started on bass but learned to play finger picking and bottleneck guitar as a sideman. He worked with Big Joe […]

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Mick Kolassa Taylor Made Blues

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues foundation, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, mick kolassa, new Blues, original blues, RNB, songwriter, soul, taylor made July 18, 2016

Mick Kolassa Taylor Made Blues Swing Suit Records Mick Kolassa, although born and raised in Michigan, has spent the last several decades living in and around Clarksdale Ms. This is Kolassa’s third recording in as many years. In 2014 Kolassa released “Michissippi Mick” and followed up last year with the “Ghosts of The Riverside Hotel”. […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

The Lucky Losers In Any Town

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, original music, RNB, Rock, roots music, roots rock, songwriters, soul, the lucky losers July 15, 2016

The Lucky Losers In Any Town Dirty Cat Records The San Francisco based Lucky Losers are singer, songwriter Cathy Lemons and singer, songwriter, harmonica ace Phil Berkowitz. They are a vocal duo whose influences include Stax styled soul, blues, classic country and New Orleans funk. Their debut album “Winning Hand” was an ambitious album of […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

The Terry Hanck Band From Roadhouse to Your House Live

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, cd reviews, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, new Blues, RNB, Rock, soul July 13, 2016

The Terry Hanck Band From Roadhouse to Your House Live Vizztone Label Group Terry Hanck was born in Chicago in 1944. A saxophonist, singer, and songwriter Hanck was influenced by the blues and jazz of the late fifties and early sixties. Hanck moved to California and was a member of the Berkeley based Grayson Street […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne will have you ‘Jumpin’ and Boppin”

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, boogie-woogie piano, jump blues, Jumpin and Boppin, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne July 12, 2016

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is back with his third album for Stony Plain Records, Jumpin’ and Boppin’ and it is pure joy from start to finish. Wayne started his career as a child prodigy over 60 years ago, and yet his verve and enthusiasm comes through in every note like this is his first album. […]

Sea Level - Long Walk on a Short Pier (2 LP's 1 CD)

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Sea Level “Sea Level/Long Walk on a Short Pier”

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, jam band, jazz, making a Scene, sea level July 12, 2016

Sea Level “Sea Level/Long Walk on a Short Pier” (2 LP’s on 1 CD) www.RealGoneMusic.com Keyboardist Chuck Leavell organized Sea Level as a quartet in 1976 after the Allman Brothers Band’s first breakup of their post Duane Allman era. Sea Level’s bassist Lamar Williams and percussionist/drummer Jaimoe were also Brothers giving Leavell’s band a somewhat […]

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William Bell This is Where I Live

Richard Ludmerer blues, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, new music, RNB, soul, William bell July 10, 2016

William Bell This is Where I Live Stax Records William Bell was born William Yarbrough in 1939. He was part of the Memphis based Stax Records roster that included Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers and Isaac Hayes. In 1961 he released his first hit single “You Don’t Miss Your Water”. This was […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Too Slim and The Taildraggers bring us a Blood Moon

Rhetta Akamatsu Blood Moon, blues, blues-rock, Too Slim and The Taildraggers July 10, 2016

When you’ve been playing blues-rock for 30 years, you learn your trade. That’s what Too Slim and The Taildraggers have been doing, and Blood Moon shows them at their best. The trio consists of Tim “Too Slim” Langford on blistering lead guitar and vocals, Jeff “Shakey” Folkes on drums and Robert Kearns on bass. Langford […]

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Lady A Loved, Blessed & Blues

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, Funk, indie Blues, lady a, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, roots music, soul July 9, 2016

Lady A Loved, Blessed & Blues Dexter Allen Entertainment Anita White a.k.a. Lady A hails from the Pacific Northwest. Her high energy and sometimes sultry/sometimes husky voice has been compared with Tina Turner. She has opened for Denise LaSalle, Little Milton, Dr. John and Shemekia Copeland. She has also toured or been on stage with […]

CD Reviews Jazz

Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral

Richard Ludmerer branford Marsalis, jazz, making a Scene July 7, 2016

Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling Upward Spiral Marsalis Music/Okeh Records Branford Marsalis was born in Breaux Bridge, La. the son of Dolores and Ellis Marsalis. His father is a notable pianist and the leading musical educator in New Orleans. In 1995 saxophonist Branford recorded “Loved Ones” with his father Ellis. He and […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Honey Island Swamp Band Demolition Day

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Ruf Records July 5, 2016

Honey Island Swamp Band Demolition Day Ruf Records The Honey Island Swamp Band was formed when four New Orleans residents found themselves stranded in San Francisco. Hurricane Katrina had wrecked havoc to their city and they were unable to return home. They hardly knew each other when they established a Sunday night “residency” at John Lee […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Jumpin’ & Boppin’

Richard Ludmerer blues, Funk, indie Blues, jump blues, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, soul July 4, 2016

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Jumpin’ & Boppin’ Stony Plain Records Kenneth Wayne Spruell a.k.a. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne was born in Spokane, Washington in 1944. He is a blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer and songwriter. Wayne recorded his debut album “Blues Boss Boogie” in 1988. Wayne won a Juno award, the Canadian equivalent of our […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Royal Southern Brotherhood The Royal Gospel

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, cyril neville, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, new orleans, nu blues, texas blues, tyrone vaughan July 3, 2016

Royal Southern Brotherhood The Royal Gospel Ruf Records This blues-rock super-group recorded its first self-titled album in 2012. While touring Europe the following year they developed into a tight unit and recorded the Blues Music Award winning “Songs from the Road – Live in Germany”. Their sophomore studio recording 2014’s “Heart Soul Blood” was also […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Nick Moss Band From the Root to the Fruit

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, soul June 29, 2016

Nick Moss Band From the Root to the Fruit Blue Bella Records Nick Moss has been nominated for eighteen Blues Music Awards in eight different categories including Traditional, Contemporary, Blues Rock and as Instrumentalist – Guitar. This new two-disc studio recording features one Traditional or Roots flavored disc and one Modern or Fruit flavored one. […]

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Travis Green- ‘A Little Too Late’

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, rockabilly, Travis Green. A Little Too Late June 28, 2016

On A Little Too Late, Travis Green offers 10 original songs, backed by an all-star group of musicians including Kid Andersen (guitar and producer), Randy Bermudes (bass), Jason Hansen (drums), Jim Pugh (keyboards), Nancy Wright (sax), and Lisa Leuschner Andersen and Courtney Knott (backup vocals)The songs are an interesting blend of blues, country and rockabilly […]

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Grateful Dead Dave’s Picks Volume 18

Richard L'Hommedieu cd review, dave's picks, grateful dead, jam band, making a Scene June 26, 2016

Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks Volume 18” Orpheum Theatre San Francisco, CA 7/17/76 – 3 CD’s Plus a 4th (limited edition) Bonus disc. www.Dead.net – www.Rhino.com This eighteenth edition of the Dave’s Picks series is taken from the Dead’s “comeback tour,” from a six night stretch at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The three CD […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Quinn Sullivan Midnight Highway

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, quinn sullivan June 26, 2016

Quinn Sullivan Midnight Highway GBG Records Quinn Sullivan was born in New Bedford, Ma. in March of 1999. He is a blues guitar prodigy who played with Buddy Guy when Guy appeared at The Zeiterion Theater also in New Bedford; Sullivan was only eight years old. Sullivan made a guest appearance on Guy’s 2008 Grammy […]

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The Mark May Band – ‘Blues Heaven’

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, blues, Blues Heaven, blues-rock, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, Mark May, Mark May Band, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, soul June 26, 2016

Mark May is a powerful and energetic guitarist and vocalist who, along with the Mark May Band and the Soul Satyr Horns, recently released his 6th album, Blues Heaven. He is also joined on the album by a few talented friends, such as Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters), Hadden Sayers, Eric Demmer (Gatemouth Brown) and Steve […]

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Lisa Mann Hard Times, Bad Decisions

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, lisa mann, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, soul June 22, 2016

Lisa Mann Hard Times, Bad Decisions Lisa Mann Music Lisa Mann was born in West Virginia. As a child she and her sister were relocated to Portland to escape an abusive father. Originally inspired by rock bands she graduated to the blues at age 19 when she began her professional career. Early influences included Etta […]

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Walter Trout Alive in Amsterdam

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Rock, walter trout June 19, 2016

Walter Trout Alive in Amsterdam Provogue Records Walter Trout was born in Ocean City N.J. in 1951. He migrated to Los Angeles and found work with Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, and Joe Tex. In 1981 Trout became the guitarist in Canned Heat and he stayed with them until 1985. Trout joined John Mayall’s […]

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Allen Toussaint “American Tunes”

Richard L'Hommedieu allen toussaint, American tunes, blues, indie Blues, jazz, new orleans June 19, 2016

Allen Toussaint “American Tunes” Nonesuch Records It would seem that “American Tunes” was/is intended to be the follow up to Toussaint’s 2009 “The Bright Mississippi.” In preparation for this album solo piano sessions were recorded in 2013, plus during the early fall of 2015 full ensemble tracks were assembled, several with special guests. Unfortunately: weeks […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat Live at The Kessler

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, jim suhler, live cd, making a Scene, monkey beat, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, roots rock, soul June 18, 2016

Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat Live at The Kessler Underworld Indie Records Jim Suhler is a Texas Blues guitarist who was born and raised in the Dallas area where he still resides. He was exposed to bands coming out of The British Invasion, Southern Rock bands and those Texas guitarists like Bugs Henderson, Stevie Ray […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Tinsley Ellis Red Clay Soul

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, red clay soul, Tinsley Ellis June 16, 2016

Tinsley Ellis Red Clay Soul Heartfixer Music Tinsley Ellis was born in Atlanta but grew up in south Florida. He released his first solo album “Georgia Blue” on Alligator Records in 1988. Ellis received a Blues Music Award nomination in the category Rock Blues Album of The Year for his 2009 album “Speak No Evil” also on […]

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CD Reviews INDIE Blues

The Mike Eldred Trio captures the South in ‘Baptist Town’

Rhetta Akamatsu BaptistTown, blues, indie Blues, mike eldred, Mike Eldred Trio, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues June 16, 2016

The Mike Eldred Trio’s Baptist Town tells a story in blues, all about the South and the many opposing forces that fill its history and still affect its present. Good and evil, sin and salvation, Black and White, joy and sadness, love and hate are all part of Southern tradition, and Eldred and his band […]

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Charlie Faye and The Fayettes

Rhetta Akamatsu Charlie Faye and The Fayettes, girl groups, pop June 14, 2016

Charlie Faye and The Fayettes have effectively conquered time travel in this self-titled album. The proof is that if you heard these 11 original songs and did not know it was a contemporary group, you could honestly believe you were listening to a girl group of the 60’s. Even the album cover is just right. […]

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Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing Skronky Tonk

Richard Ludmerer blues, indie Blues, jazz, little charlie baty, making a Scene June 13, 2016

Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing Skronky Tonk EllerSoul Records Little Charlie (Baty) is a guitarist who enjoys playing the blues. But like other guitarists his own interest in where blues meets jazz was increased by listening to others. Organists Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff have stated that they are blues players. An appreciation for […]

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Got a Mind to Give Up Living - 1966

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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band “Got a Mind to Give Up Living: Live 1966”

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, classic rock, indie Blues, paul butterfield June 13, 2016

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band “Got a Mind to Give Up Living: Live 1966” www.RealGoneMusic.com “Got a Mind to Give Up Living” is a live performance from (fifty years ago) May of 1966 recorded at the Unicorn Coffee House in Boston, MA, two months prior to the groundbreaking Elektra LP “East – West.” Previously this […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Alexis P. Suter Band All For Loving You

Richard Ludmerer Alexis P Suter, blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, roots rock, soul June 11, 2016

Alexis P. Suter Band All For Loving You American Showplace Music When I first heard Alexis P. Suter open for Levon Helm I knew I was hearing a great new talent. Suter’s second studio recording 2011’s “Two Sides” earned her a 2012 nomination as Best Soul Blues Female Artist of The Year. What I didn’t […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Big Harp George Wash My Horse in Champagne

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues June 9, 2016

Big Harp George Wash My Horse in Champagne Blues Mountain Records Big Harp George, whose real name is George Bisharat, is a retired professor from The University of California Hastings College of Law. He released his debut recording “Chromaticism” last year at the age of 59. That album earned him a 2015 Blues Music Award […]

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Reverend Freakchild – ‘Illogical Optimism’

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, Illogical Optimism, indie Blues, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Ramblin Jennings, reverend freakchild June 8, 2016

It’s hard to think how to even start reviewing Reverend Freakchild’s Illogical Optimism. And not because I don’t like it, I love it. This is a 3-disc set. The first disc contains an eclectic mix of 15 songs. The second consists of a dozen radically different versions of the Reverend’s popular song, “Everything Is Now.” […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Clint Morgan – ‘Scofflaw’

Rhetta Akamatsu b;ues, Cliff Morgan, country blues, Scofflaw June 7, 2016

by Rhetta Akamatsu The first time I ever heard of Clint Morgan was when I received Scofflaw to review. And do you want to hear my objective opinion? I was blown away pretty much. This is in no way an ordinary album. It is a celebration of the dark side of humor nature, and then […]

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